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Rage Racer PC v0.6.15

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

for Windows, for Linux, for macOS

Rage Racer PC 0.6.15-alpha

This alpha fixes Windows startup problems reported for 0.6.14-alpha. Gameplay and content are unchanged.

Changes

Microsoft Defender false positive. On VirusTotal, Microsoft flagged the 0.6.14 Rage-Racer.exe as Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.C!ml. That detection comes from a machine-learning heuristic and can block or quarantine the game on some PCs. On Windows, the in-game HD pack downloader now uses the WinHTTP networking built into Windows instead of a bundled curl/TLS client. Its security rules are unchanged: HTTPS with certificate validation, no redirects, and SHA-256 verification. The executable also carries full Windows version information.
Missing Vulkan driver. If a PC had no Vulkan-capable graphics driver (for example in a Remote Desktop session, with the basic display driver, or in some virtual machines), the game used to keep running in the background without a window. It now shows a startup error that explains the requirement. This check runs before the disc image picker.
Every Windows build is now checked automatically before release. The checks launch the packaged game from folders with spaces and non-ASCII characters and test disc error handling and the HD download path. They also start the modern renderer on a software Vulkan driver.

Install and play

Extract the archive for your platform and open the game. On first launch, choose only your legally obtained Rage Racer CUE or Track 01 BIN; native renderer assets are generated automatically. The optional HD pack is downloaded from the in-game Mods page. No separate asset-conversion command or image-codec installation is required. The editor is a separate optional download.

On Windows the game needs a graphics driver with Vulkan support. Install the latest driver from NVIDIA, AMD or Intel if the startup error asks for it.

Known limits

The Windows executable is not code-signed yet, so SmartScreen may still show an “unknown publisher” prompt on first launch. If your antivirus still flags the game, please report it in the issue tracker with the product name and detection name.

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Rage Racer PC v0.6.14

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

for macOS, for Linux, for Windows

Rage Racer PC 0.6.14-alpha

This alpha adds an optional HD texture downloader, a refreshed main menu with mouse support, and smoother first-lap loading of HD assets.

Changes

Open Escape → Mods → HD texture pack → Open downloader to download and install the optional Faithful Refresh 0.1.0-preview.1 pack. The dedicated screen shows progress and download size; Cancel is available during transfer. Installed textures can be enabled/disabled, verified or installed from a local .rrhd archive.
The 54.8 MB HD preview uses lossless WebP with exactly preserved RGBA pixels, down from a 164.1 MB PNG archive. Downloads are verified by SHA-256 and per-file integrity checks before activation. A failed/cancelled download keeps the previous pack. Each HD version has an immutable URL.
The preview refreshes selected road, cliff, sky, car, HUD and menu textures. Esperanza has a newly authored body atlas and more matte paint. Rank digits fit their HUD cells. Original textures remain on surfaces outside the preview.
Texture banks, mipmaps and resident geometry are prepared before their first presentation, reducing first-use stalls at the opening corners. Shared GPU textures and cached HUD lookups reduce duplicate uploads and per-frame work.
The main menu uses native text and supports mouse and keyboard navigation. Extra Grand Prix is hidden while locked. Route previews, transitions and viewport sizing have been corrected.
Optional random time of day is available under Mods for GP / Extra GP races.
Includes the current upstream fixes for the 60 Hz race-tick switch, race-start state and scaled sky-atlas reads.

Install and play

HD preview: 0.1.0-preview.1 (54,816,675 bytes, SHA-256 39c207c17d802f1f52a30fc24d76a1789fa0731ef355ba46cd98ad2bc9cf98ca).

Preview limits

The HD pack currently targets PAL game data and selected artwork rather than all cars or every texture on every route. Original textures remain where no replacement is supplied. This is an alpha game release and an optional HD art preview; it does not certify that all previously reported visual glitches are resolved.

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